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EBOHR: Detainees in Bahrain’s Dry Dock Prison Forced to Buy Clothes at High Prices
2015-06-06
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Member of the European-Bahraini Organization for Human Rights, Ahmed al-Saffar, stated on Thursday (June 4, 2015) that the authorities in Bahrain’s Dry Dock Prison are not allowing clothes to be delivered to the detainees and are forcing them to buy clothes from the prison at high prices.
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Reuters: Fitch Downgrades Bahrain to 'BBB-' Outlook Stable
2015-06-06
Ruters: Fitch Ratings has downgraded Bahrain's Long-term foreign currency Issuer Default Rating(IDR) to 'BBB-' from 'BBB' and Long-term local currency IDR to 'BBB' from 'BBB+'. The Outlooks are Stable.
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Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior and Jaffaria Endowment Agree on Preemptive Security Measures
2015-06-06
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s Minister of Information Affairs Isa Abdulrahman Al-Hammadi stressed (Monday, June 1, 2015) that the steps taken by the ministry of interior in cooperation with the Jaffaria Endowment Directorate are preemptive measures, aimed at maintaining security and stability in the country and guaranteeing the safety of the kingdom’s citizens and residents.
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Haq Movement’s Secretary-General Prevented from Admission to Hospital for Over 100 Days
2015-06-05
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The family of detainee Hasan Mushaima’, Secretary-General of the Haq Movement for Liberty and Democracy, stated on Wednesday (June 3, 2015) that he is rejecting visits since more than a 100 days, after special Jordanian forces raided Jaw Central prison on March 10, 2015.
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Yusuf Al-Muhafda: EU Representative Meets Nabeel Rajab inside Prison
2015-06-05
Bahrain Mirror: Yusuf Al-Muhafda, deputy head of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), stated that the European Union Special Representative for Human Rights, Stavros Lambrinidis, paid a visit to human rights defender and political prisoner,BCHR President, Nabeel Rajab, in prison.
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Sunni Endowment Calls on its Preachers to Reject Segregation and Prevent Bloodshed
2015-06-05
Bahrain Mirror: The chairman of the Sunni endowment (Waqf) Directorate, Salman bin Isa Al Khalifa, stressed on Tuesday (June 2, 2015) the importance of Friday prayer preachers’ role in “forming a moderate thought and adhering to Islam in order to prevent bloodshed”.
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Abu Talha Al-Bahraini: A Bahraini ISIS Militant killed in Syria’s Aleppo
2015-06-05
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini extremist Mohammed Al-Binali, one of the militants of the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS), announced the death of his friend Abu Talha Al-Bahraini stating that it took place during a battle in the northern countryside of Aleppo.
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Abu Talha Al-Bahraini who was Killed in Syria Born to a Yemeni Father
2015-06-05
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Various reports revealed that “Abu Talha Al-Bahraini” who was killed in Aleppo in the ranks of the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) was born to a Yemeni father, who had been granted the Bahraini nationality a few years ago.
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Bahrain’s Interior Ministry Takes ISIS Threats into Consideration
2015-06-05
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The Bahraini ministry of interior confirmed on Thursday (June 4, 2015) that it seriously takes into consideration the threats posted by the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) on social media of launching an attack on Ras Ruman Mosque today (Friday, June 5, 2015).
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Australian MP Calls on her Country to Pressure Bahrain into Releasing Political Prisoners
2015-06-05
An Australian Member of Parliament, Lee Rhiannon, called on her country's government to play a diplomatic role by pressuring Bahrain into ordering the release of political prisoners.
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Reuters: Attacks on Shi'ites Create Pivotal Moment for Saudi State
2015-06-05
Reuters: When Sunni suicide bombers belonging to an Islamic State cell targeted mosques of Saudi Arabia's minority Shi'ite community last month, the government quickly pledged national unity across sectarian lines and offered compensation.
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Public Prosecution or “ISIS": Who is Trying the Shiite Bahraini Opposition Leader?
2015-06-05
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): In the strangest political\religious trial that Bahrain has witnessed, a case with only one plea was presented by the Public Prosecution against the Bahraini opposition leader, Sheikh Ali Salman.
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Zainab Al-Khawaja Sentenced to 9 More Months... and Nick Kristof Asks: Will the US Protest?
2015-06-04
Bahrain Mirror: Journalist Nicholas Kristof tweets: “Will the US peep a protest?”after Bahraini court extended Zainab Al-Khawaja’s jail sentence to nine additional months over the charge of entering a restricted area (Jaw Central Prison) and insulting a public official.
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Taiba Darwish’s Detention Extended for Two More Weeks over Harboring Wanted Suspects
2015-06-04
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The Bahraini Public Prosecution decided on Monday (June 1, 2015) to renew the detention of detainee Taiba Darwish for two additional weeks, for the second time in a row, since her arrest (May 14, 2015).
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Al-Anoud Mosque Named as a Target in a Saudi Book Fueled with Sectarianism
2015-06-04
Saudi activists distributed some pages of a hate-instigating book by a Saudi cleric who has close relations with the Saudi authorities, in which he mentioned Al-Anoud Mosque in Saudi Arabia's Dammam that witnessed a blast, on Friday (May 29, 2015), leaving three martyrs dead.
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Bahrain's Jaffaria Endowment: Interior Minister Approves Stepping Up Security around Shiite Mosques
2015-06-04
The Jaffaria Endowment administration office stated (Friday, May 29, 2015) that the Bahraini ministry of interior approved increasing security around mosques, after the bomb attacks that targeted two Shiite mosques in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.
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Bahrain Closes Down Al-Ittihad TV following Al-Arab News Channel
2015-06-04
Bahrain decided to close down Al-Ittihad channel that has been airing from Bahrain since 2012, using the Bahraini Information Affairs Authority's studios.
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Article about Security Challenges Infuriates Bahrain’s Minister of Justice
2015-06-03
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s Minister of Justice, Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa, expressed his frustration of an article by Al-Wasat newspaper Editor-In-Chief, Mansoor Al-Jamri, in which Al-Jamri stated on Sunday (May 31, 2015) that the attacks targeting worshipers in mosques defies the “security achievements” of government authorities without naming a specific government.
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Bahrain Mosques Close Women’s Sections as a Precautionary Measure
2015-06-03
Bahrain Mirror: News reports are stating that the women’s sections in public mosques and religious centers in Bahrain are being closed, following the Imam Hussein Mosque bomb attack in the Saudi Arabia’s Dammam. Mo’men Mosque in the Bahraini capital, Manama, was the first to close the prayer section dedicated to women.
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Jaffary Endowment Office Calls on Bahrainis to Cooperate with Security Forces to Protect Worshipers
2015-06-03
Bahrain Mirror: The Jaffary Endowment administration office called on Bahrainis cooperate with security forces who are doing their duty to protect worshipers across the island kingdom.